2018 Baseball Roster

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22 Michael Mateja

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 200
  • Class Junior
  • Position IF/OF
  • Hometown Bourbonnais, Ill.
  • Highschool Bradley-Bourbonnais

Biography

2018: Started 42 games for the Cardinals. Led the team in batting average (.444), on base percentage (.534), runs (54), triples (4), and hit by pitches (10). Ranks fifth in on base percentage, hits, runs scored and sixth in batting average for a single-season in program history. Named CCIW Hitter of the Week on Mar. 27.  Named to D3baseball.com Team of the Week on Mar. 27. First Team All-CCIW. CCIW Player of the Year. D3baseball.com First Team All-Central Region. D3baseball.com Central Region Player of the Year.  ABCA First Team All-Central Region.  D3baseball.com Second Team All-American.  ABCA Second Team All-American.  CoSIDA Academic All-District. CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American. Academic All-CCIW.  Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma (National College Athlete Honor Society). 25th round selection by Atlanta Braves in 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft.

2017: Started all 49 games at third base, set program single-season record becoming the first player to record 80 hits in a season. Also set the single season record with 8 triples, while ranking second in runs scored (60), third in at-bats (203), fourth in stolen bases (22), and eighth in hit by pitches (11). Also led the team batting .394, slugging .601, and on base percentage .473, reaching base in each of the last 44 games to end the season. Named CCIW Hitter of the Week on May 9. First Team All-CCIW.  CCIW Player of the Year. ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Central Region.  ABCA/Rawlings Central Region Player of the Year. D3baseball.com First Team All-Central Region.  D3baseball.com Central Region Player of the Year. ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-American. D3baseball.com First Team All-American. CCIW Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference honoree.

2016: Appeared in 42 games, starting 40 for the Cardinals. Finished with a .350 batting average in 160 at-bats. Recorded 56 hits, six doubles and 20 RBIs.  Academic All-CCIW.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Infield/Outfield
    5'11" 190 lbs
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    2017Sophomore

    Infield/Outfield
    5'11" 190 lbs
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    2018Junior

    Infield/Outfield
    6'0" 200 lbs
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